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Russia

Russia

Law enforcement services in the Russian Federation are provided by several different departments of the Ministry of the Interior:

Criminal Investigation;

Economic Security and Corruption Counteraction;

Extremism Counteraction;

Transport;

Public Order and Coordination of Interaction with Executive Authorities of the regions of the Russian Federation;

Traffic Safety;

Private and Public Property Protection;

Witness Protection;

Safety of International Major Events;

Support for Specialized Aviation Units;

Inquiries;

Investigation;

Internal Troops;

Internal Affairs.

INTERPOL Moscow

The INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB) for Russia serves as the central platform for operational information exchange between Russian law-enforcement entities and the INTERPOL law enforcement community.

Main areas of activity

The NCB works to combat a number of priority crimes with an international dimension, including:

The search for, location and identification of fugitives and missing people;

Organized crime and terrorism;

Economic crime and counterfeit currency;

Trafficking in stolen vehicles;

Theft of cultural heritage and works of art;

Drug trafficking;

Illegal trade and smuggling of firearms, ammunition and explosives;

High-tech crime;

Crimes connected with document forgery.

There are 80 regional divisions of INTERPOL Moscow which operate throughout the Russian Federation. First created in 1997, their main tasks and functions are similar to those of INTERPOL Moscow but have a more regional focus, serving primarily as a liaison link for regional investigations, crime fighting and the search for fugitives.

SINGAPORE - The Simda botnet, believed to have infected more than 770,000 computers worldwide, has been targeted in a global operation coordinated from the INTERPOL Global Complex for Innovation (IGCI) in Singapore.In a series of simultaneous actions around the world, on Thursday 9 April, 10 command and control servers were seized in the Netherlands, with...

MOSCOW, Russia – INTERPOL Secretary General Ronald K. Noble has met with Russia’s Minister of Interior and Head of Police, Vladimir Kolokoltsev, to reinforce INTERPOL’s longstanding cooperation with Russia in international security efforts.Minister Kolokoltsev said strengthening international law enforcement cooperation via INTERPOL is crucial for Russia...

LYON, France – A year-long investigation supported by INTERPOL’s Crimes Against Children unit which began in the United States has led to the arrest in Russia of a man accused of sexually abusing his eight-year-old niece and sharing the images and videos online.The investigation started in November 2012, when authorities in the US seized abuse images and...

LYON, France – Chess Grandmaster and seven-time former World Champion Anatoly Karpov met with staff at the INTERPOL General Secretariat headquarters during his visit to Lyon as a delegate at the Technology Against Crime Forum.Comparing chess to policing, the Russian Grandmaster said; “to beat your opponent you need to create a plan, study the game of your...

LYON, France – The Head of INTERPOL has recognized the professionalism of Russian law enforcement in the swift location and arrest of the suspect in the recent Belgorod shooting in which six people were killed, including a 14-year-old girl.Following the shooting on Monday 22 April, Russian authorities launched a massive manhunt involving some 2,000 office...

MOSCOW, Russia – Underlining the importance of collective efforts to fight cyber criminals and secure the Internet, INTERPOL Secretary General Ronald K. Noble met with Eugene Kaspersky, the founder and CEO of Kaspersky Lab, as part of efforts by the world police body to strengthen the global fight against cybercrime by engaging with private sector leaders...

MOSCOW, Russia – INTERPOL Secretary General Ronald K. Noble has highlighted Russia’s active role in international security efforts through its strategic importance in cross-border crime prevention and law enforcement cooperation in the region and beyond.At a meeting with Russia’s Minister of Interior and Head of Police, Vladimir Kolokoltsev, as part of a...

LYON, France – A Moldovan national wanted for attempted murder in Romania and the subject of an INTERPOL Red Notice has been arrested by police in Russia.Vitalie Proca, who is accused of the attempted murder of a man in Bucharest, was arrested on Wednesday by officers with the Moscow Criminal Investigation Unit and the INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NC...

LYON, France – The suspected mastermind behind a global car smuggling ring, estimated to have trafficked luxury and sports vehicles worth around EUR 6 million since 2009, has been arrested following an INTERPOL-coordinated operation.The Russian national was taken into custody in Venice, Italy following INTERPOL’s Operation Eastbound which coordinated the...

LYON, France – INTERPOL is marking Global Tiger Day with the announcement of an operation aimed at protecting this iconic species and other big cats threatened with extinction and targeting the individual and organized crime groups behind the illicit activity.Operation Prey, conducted across Bhutan, China, India and Nepal led has so far led to nearly 40 a...

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – An INTERPOL operation targeting 207 internationally-wanted fugitives wanted for serious crimes including murder, kidnapping, organized crime and child sexual abuse believed to be hiding in South America has led to arrests across the continent and new investigative leads established for almost a quarter.Investigative leads develop...

LYON, France - In a landmark move for international law enforcement co-operation between Russia and INTERPOL against terrorism, the head of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation, Alexander Bastrykin, today met with the head of INTERPOL to deliver key investigative findings for follow-up by INTERPOL in the on-going investigation into the Do...

LYON, France – INTERPOL has condemned Monday's terror attack at Moscow's Domodedovo airport which killed at least 35 people and injured more than 100 following what Russian investigators said was a suicide bombing in the airport's busy international arrivals hall.With INTERPOL's Command and Co-ordination Centre at its General Secretariat headquarters in L...

LYON, France – An international law enforcement operation co-ordinated by INTERPOL against the illegal trade in tigers has led to the arrest of some 25 individuals suspected of taking part in the illicit trade of one of the world’s most endangered species. The two-month operation (August-September) involved national enforcement agencies in six tiger-range...

EKATERINBURG, Russia – Marking the 20th anniversary of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics membership of INTERPOL, Secretary General Ronald K. Noble said the country’s dedication to international law enforcement had ‘placed Russia at the forefront of global policing.’Addressing the All-Russia Heads of National Central Bureaus (NCB) Seminar meeting in...

RUSSIA - A new centre to train police officers from around the world in detecting and investigating heroin smuggling was opened in Russia by INTERPOL Secretary General Ronald K. Noble and Russian Minister of the Interior Rashid Nurgaliev on May 14.The INTERPOL Anti-Heroin Smuggling Training Centre in Domodedovo near Moscow will provide comprehensive instr...